The Town of Payson has limped along putting bandages and duct tape on its aging fleet until now that 65% of its vehicles have a decade or more under their (timing) belts.
Those older vehicles arenât known for their reliability, have costly repairs, and use more fuel than newer cars, the Payson council discovered during a late March work study.
But new cars eat up huge chunks of the townâs budget so, Town Manager Troy Smith had an idea â replace all the vehicles through the Enterprise Government Fleet Vehicle Management program.
âIâve done this in a previous place I worked,â he told the council.
Editor s note: On Tuesday Travis Manning was involved in a car accident which may render him unable to complete this race as described in this story. The story had already been sent to press when the accident took place. The Star wishes him a speedy recovery and will follow up on his efforts as updates are available.
When some put together a bucket list, they like to include things like sky diving or going to the Super Bowl or to travel to certain places.
Travis Manning decided to challenge a horse to a footrace.
“I was just thinking of a few things that I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve always wanted to race a horse, just to say I raced a horse,” said Manning, who turns 50 this month. “I think it would just be cool to see how fast I am next to a horse.”